Macron Meets Bollywood Celebs During Mumbai Visit

MUMBAI- Veteran actor Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Shabana Azmi, Zoya Akhtar, and Grammy-winning music composer Ricky Kej, spent an inspiring afternoon with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is on a visit to India.

Macron shared on social media, “Alongside legends of Indian cinema. Culture brings us together. (sic)”

He and First Lady Brigitte Macron paid floral tributes to those who lost their lives in the 2008 terror attack at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

Anil Kapoor expressed his excitement about meeting the French President and his better half on social media.

The ‘Mr. India’ actor revealed that during the meeting, they discussed several interesting topics, including cinema, culture, and the powerful bridge between India and France.

Hoping for strengthened bilateral ties between the two countries, Anil wrote on social media, “Spent an inspiring afternoon with President Emmanuel Macron and his gracious better half, Brigitte, exchanging thoughts on cinema, culture, and the powerful bridge between India and France. Here’s to India x France and to many more stories waiting to be told. (sic)”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met Emmanuel Macron and welcomed the French President with a hug at Lok Bhavan, following which a bilateral meeting was held.

Modi later shared a post on X, uploading a photograph and saying,”It’s a delight to meet my friend, President Macron in Mumbai! He told me he really likes the city and also enjoyed his run earlier in the day!” read the caption. (IANS)